Friday, June 26, 2026
The Russian space agency is planning to send its humanoid robot FEDOR to the International Space Station, Engadget reports. The android has already demonstrated its ability to shoot guns, drive cars and use a variety of tools, including drills. FEDOR, developed in 2016, stands for Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research...
Oil prices fell on Tuesday, on track for their largest monthly decline in two years after OPEC output reached a 2018 high in July, Reuters reports. Comments from U.S. President Donald Trump which raised hopes that sanctions on Iranian oil exports could be avoided have also been a factor for the price decline,...
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov has said that Moscow doesn't plan to mass produce the next-generation T-14 Armata battle tank anytime soon, Business Insider reports. Instead, the Russian military will continue to rely on older platforms such as the T-72B3s (fitted with explosive reactive armor), an upgraded variant of...
Russian airline Pobeda, a low-cost company which is part of the Aeroflot group, may purchase 30 new Boeing 737 MAX8 aircraft, according to information on Russia’s state procurement website. The company is now holding a tender for consulting services for the purchase of aircraft, documents published on the website reveal,...
Јapan and Russia are cooperating on the construction of an LNG transfer hub in the country's far east, as Tokyo looks to diversify supplies of the energy source to guard against political risks and seeks to ease the transport of liquefied natural gas from northern Russia, the Nikkei Asian Review...
U.S. President Donald Trump has said the United States will not lift sanctions against Moscow, Russian state news agency TASS reported quoting American media. Trump said Monday at a news conference with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte that the sanctions would not change despite the Russians' request. Conte first broached the subject...
The tallest building in Russia and Europe, the Lakhta Centre in St Petersburg, Russia has been revealed as the massive construction project nears completion, Russian channel Top TV reports. The twisted supertall skyscraper, standing 462 meters high, finished construction in June 2018. It is the 13th tallest building in the...
The production of oil and gas in Russia increased year-on-year in June, data provided by the Russian Economic Development Ministry shows, according to Izvestya. The Ministry attributed the growth in oil production stems to the change in the OPEC+ deal parameters, which obliged the country to raise its output...
The Russian government could soon decide on lowering the value-added tax (VAT) rate on air flights through the Moscow air hub and for bypassing flights, TASS news agency reported on Monday. "The Ministry continues supporting the steady reduction of VAT for domestic flights, including ones outside the Moscow air...
A tender for the design and construction of a 68.4-MW wind project was launched by the local government in Russia’s Leningrad region, the Russian Association of Wind Power Industry (RAWI) has said. The competitive selection was launched last week by WWES Sviritsa in the form of an open request for...